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Construction – a sector with a real heart and soul

I can’t believe after nearly 17 challenging but immensely rewarding years at CITB, I will be stepping down as CEO.

Who benefits from the Construction Levy?

It’s a big question. Well, there is of course a clear focus on Levy payers, but if it were collected, with an aim of simply giving it back, there would be no point.

Carillion, COVID-19 and site carpentry: an apprentice's progress

Neither COVID-19 lockdowns nor the collapse of Carillion have stopped Level 3 site carpentry apprentice Cezary Poniatowski from succeeding in his construction career.

How one employer is training future female leaders

As today marks International Women’s Day, Dawn Hillier, Head of Standards and Qualifications Strategy at CITB, takes a closer look at the efforts being made to support female progression through CITB’s Leadership and Management Development Fund.

”I would encourage any girls out there to consider construction as a worthwhile career”

To celebrate International Women’s Day, CITB Apprenticeships Officer Barbara Hastie, 45, explains why this is a great time for women to enter the construction industry.

The challenges and opportunities of getting apprentices into jobs

With National Apprenticeship Week 2021 drawing to a close, CITB's Director of Strategy and Policy Steve Radley explains the challenges and opportunities of getting apprentices into the construction industry.

Seven things we learned from CITB colleges to construction report

Steve Radley, CITB Policy Director, on ways to address findings that 60% of construction students at college don't get jobs in the industry.

Act now or waste a generation of potential

A blog by Steve Radley, CITB Strategy and Policy Director. This article first appeared in Construction News.

How Covid and Carillion can't stop this apprentice

More than two years on from the collapse of Carillion, we talk to Billy Nuttall, an apprentice from Bristol.

Stewart Milne’s 1,678 hours of training amid Covid-19 – and counting

Scottish housebuilder Stewart Milne completes 1,678 hours of online training during lockdown.